Left and right myocardial ventricular energetics during cardioplegic ischemic arrest and reperfusion in patients undergoing cardiac surgery
The LV shows greater depletion of myocardial metabolites than the RV following ischemia-reperfusion, particularly in CABG patients. These findings support ventricle-specific strategies to optimize myocardial protection.
Authors
- Daniel Fudulu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6759-7719)
- Katie L. Skeffington (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5252-6459)
- Prakash P Punjabi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6587-1603)
- Costanza Emanueli
- M-Saadeh Suleiman
- Francesca Fiorentino
- Marco Moscarelli
Institutions
- North Bristol NHS Trust (GB)
- University of Leeds (GB)
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (GB)
- University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Hammersmith Hospital (GB)
- Maria Eleonora Hospital (IT)
- Imperial College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
- Published
- 2026-02-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yjmcc.2026.02.006
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00